The Library's mission is to provide the people of Louisville
and Jefferson County with the broadest possible access to knowledge, ideas, and
information, and to support them in their pursuit of learning.
The Fern Creek Library is located near the Gene Snyder
Freeway and serves the burgeoning Fern Creek community. Fern Creek
Library features, in addition to services offered by all other Libraries, a
public meeting room.
History: The people of Fern Creek have consistently supported
libraries, founding the Fern Creek Community Library in 1937 with donations
from the Louisville Free Public Library. The original library was
housed in the Fern Creek Community Center and staffed by members of the Fern
Creek Women's Club. The Library became a member of the Louisville Free
Public Library in 1963 and remained a part of the system until funding
challenges forced the Library to close in 1986. Grassroots,
residential effort, kept the Library open through the work of volunteers,
donations, and a grant provided by County Commissioner Irv Maze. The Fern
Creek Library rejoined the Louisville Free Public Library system on November
29, 1993, in a new location north of the Community Center on Bardstown Road.
The Library relocated in June, 1999, to its existing location in the Cedar
Springs Shopping Center. A 2006 expansion increased space by nearly
25%, adding an imaginative children’s area.
There are no fees charged for meeting room use.